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mea culpa

Reeves: PlayStation Home Was Deserting Gamers

It takes a big man to admit that he made a mistake, or an even bigger company. Sony execs have been pretty candid about the missteps made in the early life of the PlayStation 3 lately, and now SCEE's David Reeves admits that the development of Home was hindered by too big of a focus being placed on non-gaming applications, such as getting together sponsors.

"In that sense we were deserting gamers. So, we're concentrating on the gaming by launching games in Home, and attracting people who are into gaming in first - instead of the Nike people, or Adidas people who are into fashion and not necessarily into gaming."
Good show! The honestly pouring out of the company has me feeling all warm and fuzzy for Sony as of late, and it's good to see they're on the right track as far as Home is concerned. Now if I could only get my PS3 working again.

Reeves: Home was too ambitious [CVG]

9:40 AM on Thu May 8 2008
By Mike Fahey
3,891 views, 148 comments

Latest by cheeses: How'd your PS3 break, Mike? Did you drop it down some stairs? Cause that's the only way you can stop a PLAYSTATION3 from working. Tee-hee. @robbo_the_hood: No seriously though, name a few great 360 2008 releases other than more »

playstation 3

Sony Considering Official External HDDs For PS3?

Sony's been on a good run since Christmas. In large part, they can thank the settling of their hardware offerings for that, as the maddening SKU confusion of 2007 has given way to a stable lineup of PS3 consoles. Thing is, that stable lineup consists mostly of a 40GB HDD, which in the coming years just won't be big enough for all your PlayStation needs. What's the solution? SCEE boss David Reeves tells Eurogamer:
We launched with 60GB and to reduce the price we went to 40GB. We're not sure we want to stay with that configuration of hard drive, and I think what you're going to see in the future is maybe consumers can choose
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8:20 PM on Wed May 7 2008
By Luke Plunkett
5,438 views, 69 comments

Latest by somarix: @Luke Plunkett: Yeah, especially when the Sony ProDUO memsticks were actually manufactured by SanDisk LOL (which are the only competition, and sell at 1/2 price). I've also heard that SanDisk's memcards are faster. Btw, the procedure to swap your HDD is more »

clips

LittleBigPlanet Killzone

Just to show off how diverse LittleBigPlanet is, Sony created some Killzone puppets to show off in-game at their recent Gamer's Day in London. Pretty friggin amazing.

2:00 PM on Wed May 7 2008
By Brian Crecente
31,493 views, 128 comments

playtv

PlayTV Hits Europe In September

Looks like those SCE Australia reports were spot-on. At yesterday's SCEE event in London, Sony announced that PlayTV - Sony Europe's HDTV tuner & recorder for the PS3 - would be launching in Europe sometime in September, for the price of €99/£80. No idea how well this kind of thing will do at market (it's an awful lot of money considering it's skimming off your PS3's HDD), but as someone yet to fork out for a HD tuner for my own TV, I'll be keeping an eye on it later this year regardless.
PlayTV Dated, Priced [Next-Gen]

7:20 AM on Wed May 7 2008
By Luke Plunkett
1,715 views, 39 comments

Latest by PSWii60-Fanboy: British free-to-air HDTV will start early next year: [www.freeview.co.uk] Dunno about the rest of Europe, this is a must buy for me. more »

sony

David Reeves Utters Snide Things About Microsoft

It's last year all over again! Sony Computer Entertainment of Europe honcho David "Dirty Nail" Reeves is fueling the console war. Ungh. Here are the sound-bytes:

• Well I think you probably will see it, it's just that a deal obviously was struck between Microsoft and Take 2 to do that, and if that's what they want to do, I think that's the last shot they have.
• All I'm saying is that I think that when we look ahead I think we honestly have a better line-up on PS3 than they probably do on Xbox. They've had two or three Christmases now, I can't remember how many, you know, but I think we've got a really good one coming up. Not just Christmas but in the summer as well.
• It's [GTA IV] obviously the biggest title that PS3 has ever seen. It's spiked sales and we're very happy with the way the bundle has sold and we're very happy with the way that software has gone as well.

So there you go! Today's corporate smack talk.
Sales Spike, Better Line-Up and Last Shot [Videogamer.com]

6:40 AM on Wed May 7 2008
By Brian Ashcraft
2,447 views, 103 comments

Latest by mcool93: wow, david reeves can't count or what? the 360 has 1 christmas more than ps3, and since ps3 had 2 christmas already, the 360 has 3... Though, I believe PS3 has a better summer lineup than christmas. GTA, MGS4 and even more »

playstation 3

Kaz: "Customers Were A Little Underwhelmed" By PS3 Launch

The PS3 had a rough launch. No. Bones. About it. And we were tough on them! Last few months (from the launch of Uncharted and a version of CoD4 that was surprisingly excellent onwards), though, they've been picking up steam, and seem well on the road to recovery. First step down that road? Admitting past mistakes. Kaz Hirai told journos at the SCEE event today:
I think it's fair to say that the first year of PlayStation 3 was somewhat a difficult one. There were some teething problems, success from our competitors, and our customers were a little underwhelmed by the range of titles that were available.
Well, it's nice of you to admit it, Kaz. Onwards and upwards!
Hirai: PS3 "Underwhelmed" in Year-One [Next-Gen]

9:20 PM on Tue May 6 2008
By Luke Plunkett
3,267 views, 110 comments

Latest by Does Not Equal: @Fareo: Nobody's "endorced" the HD-DVD player for weeks and weeks, ever since it died. The only mentions I ever see are companies offering fire-sale prices to unload back stock. Where are you seeing endorsements? more »

Sony Playstation Day London 08

Resistance 2 Gameplay, Killzone 2 Vid

Two bits of video from Sony's UK Gamers Day have already made their way onto the net. This first shows off a touch of Resistance 2 gameplay, while on the jump we've got a very, very short snippet of Killzone 2.

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11:24 AM on Tue May 6 2008
By Brian Crecente
19,699 views, 146 comments

Latest by ese: @slomo788: I don't belive anything when it comes to killzone. Could be gorgeous, but the gameplay could be broken. (Like the first one) Actually I did know about the online multiplayer for R2, but thanks for reminding me anyways. It could more »

Sony Playstation Day London 08

Sony Brings Indie Music to PSN via Movement

It looks like SCEE is getting into the video making business. The company announced today that they will begin touring Europe in search of the best in international music. The best groups will show up on episodes of Movement, on the Playstation Network, hosted by Spencer and Martin who will be driving around the continent in a VW Camper.

Movement (PSN)

Seeking out the greatest unsigned bands from across Europe, Movement is an exclusive PSN music experience which will open your ears, your PS3 and PSP to the best in international music. From French electronica to London grindie via melody driven rock from Germany, you’ll hear it all courtesy of hosts Spencer and Martin who are tracking down the sweetest sounds across the continent in their VW Camper. With exclusive downloads on PSN and performances at PlayStation Day, movement will culminate with one band being selected by Spencer and Martin to have a professional promo video made. Look out for the entire madcap adventure on PSN soon.

This is an interesting concept. I wonder if PSN is going to start producing other original video content.

11:05 AM on Tue May 6 2008
By Brian Crecente
1,542 views, 17 comments

Latest by hezz05: @hezz05: Oh wait, they aren't French. My bad, they are good though. more »

Sony Playstation Day London 08

Episodic Siren Blood Curse Hits PS3 This Summer

Siren Blood Curse is coming to the Playstation Network in twelve "TV-style, suspense-packed" downloadable episodes this summer, SCEE announced today.

The next-gen horror-survival title is set in the Japanese village of Hanuda, where a TV crew from America arrive to research the legend of the ‘Vanished Village’ where human sacrifice is said to have taken place thirty years ago. Players discover the horrific curse that haunts Hanuda and battle to save the village’s survivors from the living dead – a spine-tingling struggle that involves using the unique Sight-Jack system to view events from the angle of your undead pursuers. In a gaming first, Siren Blood Curse will be released episodically, keeping gamers on the edge of their seats until the next download arrives in PSN.

10:54 AM on Tue May 6 2008
By Brian Crecente
3,441 views, 43 comments

Sony Playstation Day London 08

Sony Gamers Day UK Info Dump: Resistance 2 to SOCOM Confrontation

The press releases from today's London Gamers Day just dropped and boy are they packed. This one goes over some of the way Playstation 3 gamers can go head-to-head or play cooperatively on their console and includes some small details on Resistance 2, SOCOM: Confrontation, Warhawk: Operation Broken Mirror and Haze.

As mentioned earlier, Resistance 2 will hit in November with eigh player co-op, 60 player multiplayer and a new story featuring more Chimera enemies.

All we know about SOCOM is that it's coming out later this year and will include headset support and the ability to spectate.

Hit the jump for the bull breakdown on all four games from the official press release.

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10:37 AM on Tue May 6 2008
By Brian Crecente
6,241 views, 38 comments

Sony Playstation Day London 08

Gran Turismo Racing Academy Announced

Details are very sketchy, but SCEE and Nissan just announced the GT Racing Academy, which will give gamers a chance to show if they can drive in real life like they do in Gran Turismo. Every step of the academy will be filmed and later made available on the Playstation Network.

It sounds like it's connected to a contest that will give two luck people a four-month, real-life racing tutorial and then have them participate in the Dubai 24-hour race in January.

The vids will hit starting the PSN on May 23rd.

PlayStation Day Conference [Eurogamer]

10:16 AM on Tue May 6 2008
By Brian Crecente
3,440 views, 21 comments

Sony Playstation Day London 08

Resistance 2 will Feature Eight-Player Co-Op, 60-player Multiplayer

Resistance 2 will feature eight-player co-op which will have its own story, characters and rewards, Ted Price, president of Insomniac Games, told the folks at today's UK Sony Gamers Day.

Multiplayer will support up to 60 players and include Chimera, again, it will also be structured in a way to bring back a sense of intimacy. There will be squads within these mammoth fights, making the game feel more personal and filled with skirmishes instead of giant, faceless wars. The game will use some sort of system to make sure you always respawn near the same group of players, so you can really start to gun for them.

R2, which is six months from hitting shelves, will also include persistent levels which you earn by getting points for things like helping out your team.

PlayStation Day Conference [Eurogamer]

9:59 AM on Tue May 6 2008
By Brian Crecente
6,690 views, 120 comments

Sony Playstation Day London 08

Killzone 2 Dated for 2009

Killzone 2 will be hitting the Playstation 3 in February, David Reeves told journalists gathered in London for Sonys Gamers Day there today.

Not a whole lot of other information about the release, but several sites report that the game will be playable to the press both today and next week during the U.S. Gamers Day.

The news came following an announcement that LittleBigPlanet has been pushed back from a September launch date to October. SCEE also sales of the Playstation Portable, Playstation 2 and Playstation 3 in Europe and apologized for the delay of Home.

PlayStation Day Conference [Eurogamer]

9:48 AM on Tue May 6 2008
By Brian Crecente
3,952 views, 83 comments

Sony Playstation Day London 08

SCEE: LittleBigPlanet Delayed, Not Coming Until October

LittleBigPlanet will be hitting in October, not September as originally announced, SCEE folks said today during their Sony Playstation Day in London.

Kaz Hirai told a gathering of press that the game will revolutionize the way people interact with games. Hirai also said that Sony Europe has sold 12 million PSPs, 48 million PS2s and 5 million PS3s and apologized for the delay of Home which he says will not launch until he's happy with it. More news to come as the Gamers Day continues.

PlayStation Day Conference [Eurogamer]

9:41 AM on Tue May 6 2008
By Brian Crecente
3,380 views, 63 comments

playstation store

Next Week, Europe Gets A Proper PS Store Update

Europeans are sick of crummy PlayStation Store updates, I'm sick of writing about them. So it's lucky for the lot of us that next week, we get a temporary reprieve. To celebrate the PlayStation Day event being held in London on May 6, Sony have promised that next week the European store will be updated not once, but twice. The first round of content, including a Haze demo, will hit on May 6, with a second round (which includes a Race Driver: GRID demo) due on May 8. More »

10:30 PM on Fri May 2 2008
By Luke Plunkett
3,444 views, 45 comments

Latest by null: Comment on Next Week, Europe Gets A Proper PS Store Update is anyone able to see the update yet? im on psn now and nothing has been updated :( more »

singstar

SingStore Updated, Still Not Much To See Here

It's Friday, and the PlayStation Network's up and running again after the recent overhaul, which means it's time for SCEE to start updating the SingStore again. This week sees 48 tracks added to SingStar's online store, with 23 english-language tracks joined by 25 songs for Danish, Dutch, Finnish, German, Portugese and Spanish fans. I can't speak for the non-English stuff, but the English tracks, they're still just bringing over songs already available on the PS2 versions. Who knows, maybe they're saving the new stuff for the game's US launch later this month. More »

6:20 AM on Fri May 2 2008
By Luke Plunkett
1,530 views, 19 comments

Latest by Count_Elmdor: It brings a smile to my face to see people comment on how much of a huge douche that guy on the box art is everytime there's a Singstar related post somewhere. Not only do I want to punch him, I more »

sony london

Eight Days & Getaway 3 Will Be A While

When first trotting out the PS3 for a public look-see in 05/06, two "games" Sony showed off were Eight Days and Getaway 3. Hope you weren't expecting them any time soon (or honestly believed what you saw was real in any way), because The Guardian have been told by Sony London that Eight Days has only just entered full production, and that Getaway 3 is in pre-production, and will only kick it up a notch when Eight Days is finished. Seeing how well-received the first two Getaway games were, I don't know how they hope to keep our expectations in check for that long.
Inside Sony's secret powerhouse [The Guardian]

5:30 AM on Wed Apr 30 2008
By Luke Plunkett
1,593 views, 26 comments

Latest by darktorns: getting a funding for a full team took that long... so im guessing its a pretty huge budget, maybe more than 10M$ deal for 2 games. more »

singstar

SingStar: 12 Million Served

I post a lot about SingStar here. And when I do, I get a ton of Americans saying "who cares?" Here's the thing: a lot of people do. Just not necessarily Americans (and not necessarily that woman on the right up there). Take Europe, for example. Europe cares. SCEE have let us know this morning that since the first game launched on the PS2 in 2004, they've sold over 12 million copies of SingStar. Those are big numbers for any game, but for a game that's only really popular in PAL territories? They're very big numbers. Oh: SingStar PS3's out in the US on May 20, in case you're wondering. More »

4:30 AM on Mon Apr 28 2008
By Luke Plunkett
1,361 views, 38 comments

Latest by Sugaray: @Ahurahori Point being there are alot more deserving games than "Singstar" that could use a North American release and would sell extremely well(IdolMaster comes to mind,not for a personal want/like but because it's one game that has a HUGE American more »